三聚淨戒=Tri-vidhani silani; 心地法門=Methods of Mind Ground; 天台教觀=Tiantai Teaching; 《梵網經合註》=Annotation of Brahma Net Sutra; 佛性三因=Factors of Buddha Nature; 中道佛性=Middle Way of Buddha Nature
Zhixu living in the era background of political corruption , phenomena of social and economic disorder. At that time of the Buddhism phenomena, he witnessed conflicts between schools, declining disciplines and problems of morality of the monasteries. With upholding the will of supporting the sustainability of Buddhism, Zhixu decided to commit himself in the revitalization of Buddhist discipline, in hoping to restore the profile of Three Practises of Buddhism(三學) . In his whole life, he tied up with patimokkha learning, lecturing and propagating vinaya, compilation various of scriptures and vinaya pitaka. His well regulated the conduct of Buddha‘s disciplines, providing warmth atmosphere for the malaise of the Late Ming Buddhist. Zhixu advocated the concept of Three Practices, integrating the schools of Zen, lectures and vinaya（禪教律） as a core education of Buddhist. He found that Buddha dharma is like the shining gems of Brahma net, all dharma teachings are mingle in harmony, and will not out of the scope of Three Practises . If one realised the significant and the functions of The Three Practises, he is able to practise to attain the nature of Buddha mind. Through the profound recognition of knowledge and practises, Zhixu respected Brahma Net Sutra as a root of academic and vinaya. He stresses the precepts of upholding and committing of bodhisattva with the reflection wisdom of The Methods of Mind Ground（心地法門）, both poses the purpose of practicing and reflection. Regarding the way of annotation, Zhixu integrated the major and secondary precepts of both Brahma’s Net Sutra （梵網經）and Bodhisattva Precepts Sutra（菩薩戒本經）, with interpretation and analysis of provisions accordingly. In addition with the clauses interpretation, he was enduing the meaning and functions of tri-vidhani silani (三聚淨戒) on the clause of precepts. Regards with the indication of taught and practices of bidhisattva’s precepts, Zhixu advocated The Tiantai’s Teaching as the theoretical basis of Brahma Net Sutra. He use of The Tiantai Five Mystical form (五重玄義) to programmatic and analysis in depth on the content of Brahma Net sutra. He stress that, the advantage of integration of Tiantai Yuanjiao(天台圓教)as the exactly awesome theoretical basis with combination of gradually practices of Biejiao(別教) , to create the unique complementary way for the ideological and practice of Brahma Net sutra.
